Visor vs Shield - What's the difference?
visor | shield |
A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
* 1786 , Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 7:
A mask used to disfigure or disguise.
* 1608 , William Shakspeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre , Act IV, Scene IV, line 44.
The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
Anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.
# A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the body.
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# Figuratively, one who protects or defends.
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# (lichenology) In lichens, a hardened cup or disk surrounded by a rim and containing the fructification, or asci.
# (mining) A framework used to protect workmen in making an adit under ground, and capable of being pushed along as excavation progresses.
# (science fiction) A field of energy that protects or defends.
Something shaped like a shield, usually an inverted triangle with slightly curved lower sides.
# (heraldry) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the bearings in coats of arms.
# A spot resembling, or having the form of a shield.
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# (obsolete) A coin, the old French crown, or , having on one side the figure of a shield.
# (label) A sign or symbol, usually containing numbers and sometimes letters, identifying a highway route.
# (colloquial, law enforcement) A police badge.
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(geology) A large expanse of exposed stable Precambrian rock.
# (geology) A wide and relatively low-profiled volcano, usually composed entirely of lava flows.
As nouns the difference between visor and shield
is that visor is a part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face the openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it while shield is anything that protects or defends; defense; shelter; protection.As a verb shield is
to protect, to defend.visor
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(wikipedia visor) (en noun)- A close helmet entirely covers the head, face, and neck, having on the front perforations for the admission of air, and slits through which the wearer may see objects around him, this part which is stiled the visor lifts up by means of a pivot over each ear.
- No visor does become black villainy So well as soft and tender flattery.
